62 Best universities for Marine Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 497K citations received by 20.8K academic papers made by 62 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Europe

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

2. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Europe

#13 in the World

Founded: 1964

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Europe

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Europe

#40 in the World

Founded: 1954

5. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Marine Engineering

#13 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. Imperial College London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#16 in Europe

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University College London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#17 in Europe

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marine Engineering

#18 in Europe

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marine Engineering

#19 in Europe

#70 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Marine Engineering

#21 in Europe

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

11. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Marine Engineering

#27 in Europe

#93 in the World

Founded: 1997

12. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Marine Engineering

#30 in Europe

#99 in the World

Founded: 1824

13. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Marine Engineering

#31 in Europe

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

14. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Marine Engineering

#34 in Europe

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

15. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Marine Engineering

#37 in Europe

#112 in the World

Founded: 1892

16. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Marine Engineering

#39 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1905

17. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Marine Engineering

#44 in Europe

#127 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Marine Engineering

#50 in Europe

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marine Engineering

#51 in Europe

#147 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marine Engineering

#55 in Europe

#157 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Marine Engineering

#60 in Europe

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Marine Engineering

#62 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. Durham University

England | Durham

For Marine Engineering

#63 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

24. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Marine Engineering

#66 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1904

25. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Marine Engineering

#69 in Europe

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

26. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Marine Engineering

#72 in Europe

#216 in the World

Founded: 1900

27. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Marine Engineering

#75 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

28. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Marine Engineering

#79 in Europe

#237 in the World

Founded: 1495

29. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Marine Engineering

#85 in Europe

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

30. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Marine Engineering

#88 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

31. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Marine Engineering

#96 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

32. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Marine Engineering

#98 in Europe

#284 in the World

Founded: 1920

33. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Marine Engineering

#100 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Marine Engineering

#105 in Europe

#312 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Marine Engineering

#125 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

36. City, University of London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#130 in Europe

#378 in the World

Founded: 1966

37. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Marine Engineering

#137 in Europe

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

38. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Marine Engineering

#144 in Europe

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

39. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Marine Engineering

#149 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

40. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Marine Engineering

#167 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

41. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#168 in Europe

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

42. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Marine Engineering

#184 in Europe

#563 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

43. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#193 in Europe

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

44. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Marine Engineering

#194 in Europe

#597 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. University of London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#200 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

46. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Marine Engineering

#202 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

47. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Marine Engineering

#207 in Europe

#627 in the World

Founded: 1968

48. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Marine Engineering

#215 in Europe

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

49. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Marine Engineering

#227 in Europe

#677 in the World

Founded: 1967

50. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Marine Engineering

#228 in Europe

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Marine Engineering

#234 in Europe

#688 in the World

Founded: 1893

52. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marine Engineering

#235 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#246 in Europe

#727 in the World

Founded: 1890

54. University of York

England | York

For Marine Engineering

#251 in Europe

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

55. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Marine Engineering

#253 in Europe

#745 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. London South Bank University

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#269 in Europe

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Marine Engineering

#275 in Europe

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

58. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Marine Engineering

#282 in Europe

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Marine Engineering

#286 in Europe

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

60. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Marine Engineering

#290 in Europe

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. King's College London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#302 in Europe

#908 in the World

Founded: 1829

62. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Marine Engineering

#328 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1849

The best cities to study Marine Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Southampton, Glasgow, Cambridge, and Kingston upon Hull.